History
What was Gregor Johann Mendal known for?
the "father" of genetics
What is the ending product of meiosis?
4 haploid cells
Where is the smallest bone of the body located?
Ear drum (stirrup bone)
If an individual has heterogeneous parents (Aa), what are the chances that they are AA?
25% chance
Name one misconception of evolution
- "Evolution is just a theory"
- "Individuals evolve"
- "Evolution explains the origin of life"
- "Organisms evolve on purpose"
What did Charles Darwin study during the five-year voyage trip?
ground finches and their different sized beaks
What doesn't occur during meiosis II?
crossing over
How much percentage of the human body is constituted in water?
66%
Down Syndrome means that an individual has an extra copy of which chromosome?
Chromosome 21
Name one of the evidences of evolution
- Fossils
- Anatomy and Embryology
- Biogeography
- Molecular Biology
Who demonstrated classic condition responses with salivating dogs?
Pavlov
How many pairs of homologous chromosomes do humans have?
23
What blood vessels take blood away from the heart?
Arteries
What does phenotype refer to?
The physical appearance of an individual
What part of the body that all humans develop in the womb that eventually dissolves?
The tail
Which item was under the microscope when Robert Hooke first discovered a cell?
A cork
What is nondisjunction?
When chromosomes fail to separate during meiosis
What is the study of how body parts function called?
Physiology
What is population genetics?
The study of what changes allele frequencies in populations through time
What is the term used to name different species that are similar in function but not in structure?
Analogous structures
Which was the first antibiotic to be discovered?
Penicillin
Where does cellular respiration take place?
In the mitochondria
How many muscles does an adult have?
Approx. 600-650 muscles
How many genes are in a human chromosome?
Approximately 25,000 genes
What effect reduces the size of a population due to drastic environmental changes?
Bottleneck effect